Technology has helped create more successful long-distance relationships in three key ways: 1) Constant communication worldwide is now possible through social networking and apps, decreasing the feeling of distance between partners. 2) Couples can rely on cell phones, texting, video chatting, and a variety of apps to feel more connected on a daily basis. 3) Seeing and hearing a partner through video chatting makes the physical distance seem smaller and more intimate interactions possible.

1. How Technology is Creating
More Successful Long-Distance
Relationships.
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Jessica Burke

2. Before technology long-distance
relationships lasted solely on hope and the
ability to look forward to the future…
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3. Now they can last as long as phones don’t
die and the internet connection works for
tonight’s Skype date.
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4. The increasing amount of
social networking allows
constant communication
worldwide, decreasing the
feeling of distance
between partners.
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5. Not only do couples rely
directly on their cell phones to
text and call, they rely on the
numerous apps that make them feel
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6. Apps for couples may include those used by
many like Facebook, Skype or Snapchat or
they may be ones that are focused to couples.
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7. Apps such as Avocado or Between create a
personal social media site for only the two of you.
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8. They allow calendar sharing so you can plan
out your week together,
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9. As well as a list sharing option so you can each
combine your ideas for that perfect trip you’ll
be making to see each other,
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10. And provide the option of sending virtual hugs
and kisses so the affection of the relationship
doesn’t disappear.
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11. Even couples counseling apps have been created to
help smooth the waters during those tough
situations,
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12. Featuring quizzes on how you react in a
situation and how each of you could improve
to fix the current issue.
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13. Even a real time counselor can be talked to
over an instant messaging forum and provide
her advice.
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14. Facebook creates an online world
where you can act similarly to real life, sharing
moments through pictures and how your day
is going through status updates.
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15. It also creates a reality where all are welcome to
comment, allowing not only communication
between the two of you but between your
friends and families as well.
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16. Skype allows some of that more intimate face-to-
face contact to occur, which is crucial to a long
distance relationship.
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17. Seeing and hearing each other’s voices when
miles away makes that distance seem so much
smaller.
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18. Even when on the go, Facetime or Skype apps
don’t mean the communication only occurs at
home, it means in any spare minute you have,
you can be face to face with your loved one.
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19. Snapchat means those must capture moments that
you wish you could be sharing with each other
can now be shared in just an instant.
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20. Beautiful pictures while you travel or goofy selfies
that make each other’s day a little bit better are all
possible from continents away.
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21. The potential to stay close is endless and
although it doesn’t make the distance
disappear, it can certainly make you forget
it’s there for a little while.
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